Damage & prevention Moisture damage risk Type of moisture damage Container Rain Moisture damage costs Why calcium chloride Our prevention process Peace of Moisture Mind AbsorTest Industries we protect Sustainability by prevention Products All Products Container desiccants Absorpole Absorbag AbsorGel Hanging AbsorGel Blanket AbsorGel Max & Compact AbsorGel Sheet In-box desiccants AbsorGel Pouches AbsorGel Sheet AbsorTerra Accessories Packaging Talk to an expert Insights Moisture Magazine FAQ Webinars Sustainability Sustainability for Clients Sustainability at Absortech About Our company Our organization R&D Quality and production Our people Find an Absortech contact Transparency & Accountability News Contact Language Metal / Raw Material Moisture damage in metal and raw material shipments often goes unnoticed until it’s too late — rust blooms, labels peel, or packaging fails. For industries working with heavy, high-value goods, these issues lead to costly decontamination, rejected deliveries, and expensive waste. Traditional methods like oiling or VCI wrapping are time-consuming, costly, and environmentally questionable. There’s a better way: container-level desiccant protection that works preventively and efficiently, without disrupting your loading process. Common products Steel coils, metal sheets, rods, pipes, raw alloy components, aluminum ingots, copper blocks, ferrous and non-ferrous materials Common damages and problems Corrosion on metal surfaces Collapsed packaging due to saturation Damaged outer boxes or wrappings Peeling or unreadable labels Our solutions The nature of raw materials and metal parts means large container volumes with lots of free air — and where there’s air, there’s moisture. As temperatures drop during transport, that airborne moisture condenses, leading to “container rain” and downstream corrosion. Traditional approaches — like oil coatings — require post-shipment cleaning, add no value to the product, and increase both cost and environmental impact. VCI (volatile corrosion inhibitor) films are also widely used, but these require labor-intensive sealing and generate plastic waste. With AbsorGel® container desiccants, there’s no oil, no sealing, and no cleanup. Our calcium chloride-based technology stabilizes humidity in the container — before condensation can occur — protecting both product and packaging. We recommend AbsorGel® Blanket or AbsorPole depending on the cargo layout and transit duration. Get the full whitepaper Want a deeper dive into how to protect metals and raw materials during transport — and cut cost, labor, and oil dependency? Sign up to receive our Metal & Raw Material Whitepaper straight to your inbox
